Rebirth 98, the rise started from ripping off Microsoft

Chapter 799 Campus Network

Beijing, Haifeng Community.

In a three-bedroom apartment, there are a few desks randomly placed, and there is no signboard at the door. Wang Xing, who has just turned 25, brought his college roommate Wang Huiwen and high school buddy Lai Binqiang to start their business here. entrepreneurial journey.

And the project they are working on is called Duoduoyou.

You can tell from the name that this is a typical social networking site. You need to register, publish some information or your nickname, and then make some new friends through the Internet.

Wang Xing, who has studied in a beautiful country, firmly believes in the theory of six-dimensional space. He believes that although the world is large and there are many people, in fact, any two people can be connected through the relationship of six friends.

Lai Bin rubbed his oily hair that hadn't been washed for several days, and complained to Wang Xing: "We don't have enough funds. If we try to find a way to start some profitable projects, or trick investors to take over, I'm afraid we won't be able to sustain it." until next month."

Wang Huiwen also looked melancholy, pessimistic about the company's future: "After half a year of tossing, we didn't make a penny, and even wiped out our capital. It won't work if we continue like this."

Although the two complained, Wang Xing knew very well that they had not lost their enthusiasm for starting a business, and they were still optimistic and dreamy about their projects.

The same is true for Wang Xing.

He cheered them up and said: "The difficulties are only temporary. The 21st century is the century of information. I don't believe that we can't fly while standing on the Internet."

Although he has experienced setbacks, Wang Xing still maintains his fighting spirit.

Before the age of 25, Wang Xing had a typical three-good student experience. From Longyan No. [-] Middle School, he was recommended to Shuimu University. Like his sister, he became a top student. After graduation, he won a scholarship to study in a beautiful country.

On Christmas Day in 2003, Wang Xing boarded the plane back to China with a clear business plan.

Seeing the success of the SNS website FriendStar in the beautiful country and the blankness of this model in China, he founded several SNS websites one after another, which can be regarded as a test of the water. , at least he is familiar with the process.

It was not until the beginning of this year that Wang Xing, 25, made up his mind to interrupt his doctoral studies in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Delaware in the beautiful country, and returned to China to start a business. Partner Lai Binqiang.

Duoduoyou is his first entrepreneurial project.

In terms of doing business, Wang Xing also has a family background.

His father, Wang Miao, has an unusual business mind. He worked as a small construction worker earlier, moving bricks and carrying cement. After the reform and opening up, the domestic construction industry gradually prospered, and Wang Miao also set his sights on this industry. Started to contract projects by myself, worked as a contractor, and earned the first pot of gold.

Following Deng Gong’s speech on the southern tour in 1992, new changes took place in the domestic economic situation. Wang Miao and a few friends seized the business opportunity and set up a cement factory with a capital of 300 million. The first group of people who got rich later.

So at this time, Wang Xing was actually a rich second generation, but he did not live the luxurious life of a "rich second generation". Just talking about learning is not something that can be bought with money, but What he has achieved in his own right.

In terms of entrepreneurship, he is even more assertive.

In these years in the beautiful country, Wang Xing has witnessed the prosperity of the Internet in the beautiful country.

Especially in 2003, Friendster, the world's first SNS website, was officially launched in the beautiful country and became popular. It coincided with Wang Xing's creativity in college, which greatly shocked him.

This made Wang Xing, who was already very sensitive to business opportunities, see a huge business opportunity at once. Wang Xing believed that the Internet must be the new development direction after Xia Kingdom, and it has an extremely huge market in China.

Even in order to start a business, he rejected the 800 million annual salary offered to him by Ma Jieke and Wanda Wang, because the passion for entrepreneurship was burning in his heart.

After more than 4 months of "intense construction", Wang Xing's first product "Duoduoyou" was officially launched, aiming at the community communication sector. He has an "obsession" with the "six-dimensional space theory" and firmly believes in this product. If a product can "sell big", it will definitely be "a blockbuster".

However, the reality gave him a blow.

Although he was verbally cheering up and comforting his good friend, in fact he knew in his heart that this project had failed again.

He murmured silently in his heart: "Is it going to end like this? I'm really not reconciled."

There is no doubt that he invested too much enthusiasm in this project, and it would be hard for him to accept it if it ended like this.

"Actually, it's a little bit close, but we have no money. Should I go to my father to borrow some money?"

At this moment, the ringing of the phone interrupted his thoughts.He picked up the handset, reported his home and said, "Hi, this is Duoduoyou. May I ask you..."

"I'm Lu Yiming."

On the other end of the phone, Wang Xing felt very familiar with a voice, which made him stunned.

"Lu Yiming? The richest man in Asia, Lu Yiming?"

Wang Xing was stunned for a long time, almost thinking that he had encountered a scam call. After all, he really couldn't figure out when he had something to do with Lu's richest man, just like an ordinary person who got up one day and received a text message from Qin Shihuang.

"You... are you really Boss Lu?"

Wang Xing felt that his voice was trembling uncontrollably when he spoke.

Lu Yiming is his idol!
After all, he made his mark in his teens and became the richest man in Asia in his 20s. Such a talented young man is simply a "child of someone else's family."

Wang Xing never dreamed that Lu Yiming would call him.

Yes, of course he fantasized that Lu Yiming would invest in him, but isn't that a fantasy?

It's a good thing now, let's directly imagine into reality, this call really came!

Wang Xing couldn't help pinching his thigh.

It hurts.

This is real!

This is not a dream!

Just when Wang Xing was dazed and thinking about what he should say, Lu Yiming on the other end of the phone said: "Yes, I am Lu Yiming, if it's fake, I have a project to cooperate with you, I don't know Are you interested? If so, you can come to the headquarters building of Future Capital in Baiyun City to discuss in detail, and I can reimburse you for the air ticket."

Of course Wang Xing didn't lack the money for the air ticket, but he attached great importance to this matter.

Is it the richest man Lu himself? Don't you know if you go and have a look?
"Okay, Mr. Lu, I'll definitely be there!"

After hanging up the phone, Wang Xing was so happy that he almost jumped up, clapped his hands and shouted: "Brothers, brothers, we are about to turn around."

Lai Binqiang raised his head and asked, "When will the luck come? Have you won the lottery?"

Wang Huiwen asked, "Or is there a new project?"

Wang Xing was so happy today that he even flirted with the two of them: "The call I just answered, do you know who called?"

Wang Huiwen curled her lips and said, "Didn't you just say it yourself, was it Lu Yiming, the richest man in Asia?"

Wang Xing couldn't help scratching his head, he smiled and said, "Ah, it seems so. Mr. Lu called me and told me that he wants to cooperate with me."

Lai Binqiang yawned, and said casually: "The richest man in Lu wants to cooperate with you? What is the cooperation with? What do we have that Mr. Lu can appreciate? Don't meet a liar."

Wang Xing said: "It's definitely not a liar. Mr. Lu not only reimbursed us for the air ticket, but also asked us to go to the headquarters building of Future Capital to discuss in detail. If he is a liar, let us go? Wouldn't this go reveal the truth?"

Hearing what Wang Xing said, Lai Binqiang and Wang Huiwen believed it, and they both had the expression of "a daughter-in-law has become a wife for many years".

At this time, Lu Yiming's status in the Xia Kingdom's investment circle is no different from that of a god. To be able to cooperate with the richest man is a good thing that many people can't even hope for!

Isn't it obvious that Duoduoyou is going to stand up?

Lai Bin urged: "Okay, don't think about those messes, pack up and go to Baiyun City quickly. The project that the richest man wants to cooperate with is invincible!"

"Yes, we must seize this opportunity."

Seeing the impatience of Lao Paiqi and Wang Huiwen, Wang Xing hesitated and said, "Don't we still have a few projects on hand? Among them, "Wandering Zitu" is already half finished, isn't it?" Just leave it alone?"

In order to make money, in recent months, the three of Wang Xing and the others can do whatever they can to make money. They no longer dare to expect to become a blockbuster and become rich. Instead, they are working hard to keep the company alive.

For example, the event invitation website "Dianyou" imitated the American Invite website, the software "Wap relay station" that can realize the mutual transfer of files between mobile phones and computers, and even developed the pinyin input method software "JustInput", etc., basically within two months. previous product.

What I have been working on recently is a software called "Youzitu", which is a professional software designed to help wanderers studying abroad print photos and send them to their parents. It is mainly aimed at overseas users.

This is a very specialized service website. When Wang Xing was studying abroad, he found that foreign digital was very developed, and his parents were not used to surfing the Internet. Youzitu allows overseas wanderers to send digital photos to China and pay by credit card. The pictures were printed and sent to their parents.

Obviously, the service object of Youzitu is very single, and it belongs to the niche among the niche. Don’t expect to make a lot of money from doing this. At most, it will keep the company alive—if it can be launched smoothly.

At this time, Duoduoyou’s business can be said to be gloomy, as miserable as it is, life expectancy has basically begun to be counted on a weekly basis, and if there is no more money, Wang Xing can only go back and wait to inherit his father’s cement factory. Be an unpretentious and boring rich second generation in my hometown.

But this is not the life he wants!

Wang Huiwen said: "Okay, don't think about those messy things, go see the richest man first. We have tossed so many things, maybe there is no one who can say a word from the richest man. Besides, if we can get Isn't the investment of Lu's richest man better than our messing around here?"

Lai Binqiang also said: "That's right. The richest man in Lu is a well-known goldsmith in the investment circle. Not only did he succeed in starting his own business at a young age, but he is also good at investing. The start-ups he invested in are now very popular. Prosperous, aren’t you very optimistic about Facebook recently? Its angel round was invested by Lu’s richest man!”

Hearing the advice from the two, Wang Xing immediately made up his mind: "Okay, let's put aside the company's business first, and let's go meet Lu's richest man together."

The three of them came to Baiyun City by plane, and soon found the future capital headquarters building.

There is no way, the just-built future capital headquarters building is now a landmark building in the entire Baiyun City. Just tell a taxi driver to go to the future capital headquarters, and the driver will send people to the place accurately.

It's like in Zhonghai, as long as you tell the driver to go to the Oriental Pearl Tower, you will definitely not find it.

After getting out of the taxi, the three raised their heads fiercely, looking at the towering future capital headquarters building, their eyes were amazed or amazed.

Wang Xing joked: "Looking at it like this for half an hour, I guess my cervical spondylosis will be cured."

Lai Binqiang raised his head, stared blankly, and exclaimed: "This is the headquarters building of Future Capital, and it cost 80 billion just to build it!"

Wang Huiwen took a deep breath, then exhaled heavily, and said with emotion: "We are both 25 years old, about the same age as Lu's richest man, but we don't even have 80 in our account. This is the gap between people. "

Wang Xing said with hope: "So we should work harder, maybe ten years later, we can build a headquarters building like this."

The three of them looked at the door enough, Wang Xing waved his hand and said: "Okay, don't look at it, look at you who have never seen the world, you will be laughed at if you see it."

"Aren't you the same? It's just half a catty, and you still talk about us."

The three of them are in a very good mood. After all, being able to hook up with Lu's richest man is better than anything else, and it can make people feel happy.

Walking into the resplendent lobby on the first floor, the three of them looked like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, with their eyes flicking around, making them dazzled.

"That statue of the swooping bull wouldn't be solid gold?"

"Certainly not, it should be copper plated with gold."

"That's awesome. And this crystal chandelier, I guess it's more expensive than a house."

Several people looked around, and then came to the front desk with excitement and apprehension.

The unbelievably pretty lady at the front desk said, "Welcome to the headquarters of Future Capital. May I ask what business you are here for?"

Facing such a beautiful young lady at the front desk, the three of them were so nervous that they couldn't speak. Finally, it was Wang Xing who spoke first: "You... hello... We are here to see the richest man in Lu."

"You want to see Mr. Lu? Do you have an appointment?"

The three looked at each other, and Wang Xing said with some uncertainty: "Is there...?"

After all, it was Lu Yiming who called them.

"Okay, then wait a moment, let me ask."

The lady at the front desk made a phone call, hung up after saying a few words, walked around the cabinet at the front desk, and said to the three of them, "Okay, come with me."

The front desk lady took the elevator with three people to the door of Lu Yiming's office on the top floor, knocked on the door, and said, "Boss Lu, Mr. Wang and the others are here."

Soon, Lu Yiming's voice came from the loudspeaker next to the door: "I see, let them in."

"Ok."

The three of them entered Lu Yiming's office, only took one look, and opened their mouths in surprise.

This entire floor is Lu Yiming's office, and there is no partition. All sides are surrounded by transparent glass curtain walls. Through the glass curtain walls, you can directly see the scenery of the entire Baiyun City. It is simply magnificent and beautiful.

The whole office is covered with beige carpet, the color is warm and elegant, and with the large white leather sofa, a sense of luxury is suddenly born.

Just after Lu Yiming finished playing a game of spider cards on the computer, he came to the sofa area and greeted everyone to sit down: "Three, please sit down. What would you like to drink? Coffee, tea, or cola? How about we drink some red wine?"

Wang Xing said quickly: "Just drink tea, just drink tea."

Lu Yiming called out, "Sister Yu, come here to make a pot of Longjing tea."

"Ok."

Lu Yiming smiled and said to the three people: "Don't be nervous, I won't eat you up. I asked you to come here today, mainly because I have taken a fancy to your abilities and want to cooperate with you on a project."

Wang Xing was the first person to calm down. He collected his thoughts and asked Lu Yiming: "Mr. Lu, can you tell us what the project is?"

After all, everyone has been in a daze ever since they got the news. They couldn't figure out why Lu Yiming came to them and what they liked about them.

Lu Yiming did not answer his question directly, but said: "I invested in a social networking site abroad, called Facebook, have you heard of it?"

Wang Xing said: "Of course, I have used it. This website is very popular in the beautiful country. Almost every college student has an account. And many overseas students in Xia country also like it very much."

Lu Yiming nodded slightly, and said: "I've heard that it's easy to handle. I plan to fund and build a similar social networking site in China. In the early stage, it will rely on domestic universities for layout, and later it will cover high schools and junior high schools, and even open it to the whole society. Registration, the tentative name is called Campus Network, what do you think?"

Hearing what Lu Yiming said, Wang Xing immediately felt that his Tianling Gai had been slapped severely, and then a beam of light shone in, directly brightening his thoughts.

At the same time, he felt a little annoyed in his heart—yes, why didn't I think of it?Facebook is so popular in the beautiful country's campus, so I can directly copy this thing and walk into Xia Guo's university campus.Isn't this a proper super entrepreneurial project?

It's just a pity that now that Lu Yiming proposed this idea, he certainly didn't dare to say that he also had this idea, so he exclaimed loudly afterwards: "I think it's very good!"

(End of this chapter)